Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2018
239. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for the appointment of an adjudicator received by the Construction Contracts Adjudication Service in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these adjudicators appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38702/18]
View answerThe Construction Contracts Act, 2013 came into force for certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. The Act provides for, inter alia, access to statutory adjudication as a means to resolve payment disputes that arise under applicable construction contracts. Either party to a construction contract may refer a payment dispute for adjudication. If the parties cannot agree on whom to appoint as Adjudicator, a party may apply to the Chairperson of the Ministerial appointed Panel of Adjudicators to select an Adjudicator from the Panel to the payment dispute. These applications under section 6(4) of the Construction Contract Act, 2013 are processed by the Construction Contracts Adjudication Service of my Department and the number of applications received together with the number of Adjudicators appointed, are set out in the following table.
|
Applications |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 to date |
|
Number of applications for appointment of Adjudicator |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
Number of Adjudicators appointed |
0 |
1 |
11 |
